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An in-depth study of patent medicine sellers' perspectives on malaria in a rural Nigerian community

Theodora A Okeke, Benjamin SC Uzochukwu* and Henrietta U Okafor

Malaria Journal 2006, 5:97 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-97

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Factors influencing implementation of the Ministry of Health-led private medicine retailer programmes on malaria in Kenya

Yvonne Rowa, Timothy O Abuya, Wilfred K Mutemi, Sam Ochola, Sassy Molyneux, Vicki Marsh BMC Public Health 2010, 10:93 (24 February 2010)

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Are there geographic and socio-economic differences in incidence, burden and prevention of malaria? A study in southeast Nigeria

Obinna Onwujekwe, Benjamin Uzochukwu, Nkem Dike, Chijioke Okoli, Soludo Eze, Ogoamaka Chukwuogo International Journal for Equity in Health 2009, 8:45 (23 December 2009)

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Improving childhood malaria treatment and referral practices by training patent medicine vendors in rural south-east Nigeria

Theodora A Okeke, Benjamin SC Uzochukwu Malaria Journal 2009, 8:260 (20 November 2009)

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The paper provides evidence on patent medicine vendors practices assessed through different data collection methods.

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Malaria treatment perceptions, practices and influences on provider behaviour: comparing hospitals and non-hospitals in south-east Nigeria

Obinna Onwujekwe, Benjamin Uzochukwu, Nkem Dike, Nkoli Uguru, Emmanuel Nwobi, Elvis Shu Malaria Journal 2009, 8:246 (28 October 2009)

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The behaviour of providers is often influenced by their knowledge, financial incentives, competition, or to follow patient demands and expectations. This study used a pre-tested structured questionnaire to collect data from 225 providers from hospitals and non-hospitals about their malaria treatment practices

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